Infant carrying device-infant safety



Aug. 27, 1957 P. L. MANALO INFANT CARRYING DEVICE INFANT SAFETY FiledOct. I0: 1955 .0 m; m L 0 m P United States Patent INFANT CARRYINGDEVICEINFANT SAFETY Pedro L. Manalo, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application October 10, 1955, Serial No. 539,307

1 Claim. (Cl. 224--6) This invention relates to infant carrying devices.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an infant carryingdevice which is adapted to be supported from one shoulder and which willpermit freedom of both hands.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an infantcarrying device of the above type which includes a sponge rubber pad forsupporting the infant and a built in pocket and wherein novel means areprovided for supporting the same in a safe manner.

Other objects of the invention are to provide an infant carrying devicebearing the above objects in mind which is of simple construction, has aminimum number of parts, is inexpensive to manufacture and efficient inuse.

For other objects and a better understanding of the invention, referencemay be had to the following detailed description taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the presentinvention showing the same in operative use;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the belt forming a part of the inventionand shown alone;

Fig; 3 is a perspective view of the canopy forming another part of theinvention shown alone; and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the bow as tied through the loop ofcord forming another part of the invention. 3

Referring now more in detail to the drawing, represents a waistencircling belt which is adapted to be secured about the waist of thewearer by means of the fastening construction 11 and 12, substantiallyas illustrated. A shoulder strap 13 is formed at the lower ends thereofwith the loop portions which receive therethrough the belt 10 and mountsat the upper end thereof a spring hook 14 of a type well known to thoseskilled in the art. With the belt encircling the waist of the wearer, asshown in Fig. 1, the shoulder strap 13 will rest upon the shoulder ofthe wearer.

A rectangular canopy of cloth 15 is provided around the border thereofwith the edging 16 and is formed of a pair of parallel, laterally spacedtunnels 17 by means of the stitching 18 (Fig. 3). Stilfening rods 19 aredisposed within the tunnels 17 and define a rectangular central portionacross which is secured a sponge rubber pad 20 by means of a strap 21,the ends of the strap 21 being suitably secured to the canopy 15. A pairof loops 22 are secured at the ends of strap 21.

A pair of V-shaped straps 23 are secured to the outer sections of thecanopy by means of stitching 24 and are provided at their centralportions with the rings ice 25 adapted to be engaged with the springloop 14 whereby to support the same in the manner shown. The portions ofthe canopy outwardly of the straps 23 are secured against the innerportion by means of the rivets whereby to dispose these flap formingportions on the interior of the canopy. The inner face of one of theouter sections of the canopy is provided with a pocket formed by therectangular material 27 and stitching 28 adapted to contain therewithinthe articles of clothing 29 or the like. A pocket 30 is secured to thecentral portion by means of the flexible length of material 31 and theloop 32 which is threaded through the canopy (Fig. 3).

A V-shaped cord 33 (Fig. 4) has its lower end thereof secured to thecanopy 15 adjacent the other of the stiffening rods and mounts at theupper end thereof a ring 34 which cooperates with the strap 23 and ring25 to support the canopy as shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 also discloses themanner in which one of the loops 22 is tied with the bow or ribbons 26.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shallbe understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope ofthe present invention as defined by the appended claim.

Having now set forth and disclosed the nature of my invention, what isclaimed is:

An infant carrying device comprising a substantially rectangular canopyof fabric, a pair of laterally spaced, parallel tunnels formed in saidcanopy, stiffening rods 'carried within said tunnels and forming acentral section and two rectangular outer sections, pad means mounted onsaid central section adapted to support an infant thereon comprising arectangular resilient pad, a strap extending parallel to said stiffeningrods having the free ends thereof secured to said canopy and receivingsaid pad therebelow, a pair of loops secured to the canopy at oppositeends of said strap, a pair of V-shaped supports extending from oppositesides of said stiffening rods, each of said supports being secured toone of said outer sections and provided with supporting rings at theirupper ends, means for supporting said rings on the shoulder of wearercomprising a waist encircling belt, means for adjustably securing theends of said belt together about the waist of the wearer, a shoulderstrap having loops at each end for receiving waist encircling belt, aspring hook secured to said shoulder strap intermediate the ends thereoffor receiving said supporting rings, the portions disposed outwardly ofeach of said supports defining a pair of triangular flaps, and means forsecuring each of said pairs of flaps to the interior of said respectivesections comprising flexible straps secured to the opposite ends of saidcanopy outwardly of said stiffening rods, said straps being tiedtogether across the inside of said canopy.

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